Who are the ‘Assamese people’ for whom it is intended? What safeguards has a committee recommended for them? Why has a section of the committee released its recommendations independently? In February, a government-appointed committee had submitted its recommendations for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, a key provision
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Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) Adviser Akhil Gogoi Friday announced that he will hold a 24-hour hunger strike on the coming Magh Bihu festival, of which community feast is an integral part, to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. “I will not celebrate Magh Bihu this time and will not eat anything on ‘Uruka’. I will observe a 24-hour hunger strike
M.P Bezbaruah to head high-level committee on implementing constitutional guarantees of Assam Accord
NEW DELHI, Jan 6: Former bureaucrat M.P. Bezbaruah will head a nine-member high-level committee constituted by the Union government to look into the implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord of 1985 that provides for constitutional guaranttes to protect the state’s indegenous communities. The Committee will hold discussions with